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Synopsis
"All that is great about a country and all that is wrong with it can be summarised by a single wedding," says Indian photographer Mahesh Shantaram. In his documentary work, he mostly studies the complex societal system of his home country. Working as a wedding photographer, he had privileged access to a cross-section of celebrations of the Indian upper- and middle-class society. Young adults assume the role of princes and princesses in a Bollywood-like fantasy often choreographed by their parents. On the periphery, a multitude of workers entertain crowds, cater to thousands of guests, and keep the show going on for days. Using images culled from over 150 weddings and created in the course of six years, the photo series Matrimania constructs a fictional narrative--an alternative wedding album--that depicts one long wedding night in India. Matrimania is a personal take on 21st century India's contradictions seen through the prism of its wedding culture.
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The great Indian wedding, like the great Indian waistline, has bloated to keep up with great Indian aspirations. A yuppie investment banker-type with a switched-on accent is trying on a tuxedo for the first time. This is momentous and must be captured by the official photographer, he believes. He does that action--how shall I put it? The equivalent of snapping fingers at a waiter in a restaurant--and snaps me out of my reverie of how I'm creating important work that will one day end up at the MoMA or some such."Take a picture," he commands. I decline the invitation."You're a photographer, right? Then what's the problem?"Earlier, I would have mumbled something about how I'm a documentary photographer and so on. But that's just bullshit. I feel like a brain surgeon who has to each time explain what a brain is.-- extract from Bond and Bondage, an essay by the author that traces the undercurrents at the weddings of four fictional characters: Kalindi, Sakshi, Meera and Avni.
About the Author
Mahesh Shantaram is an Indian photographer based in Bangalore. Using a personal and subjective approach in his documentary photography practice, his work provides insight into contemporary Indian society and culture. His first book Matrimania was published by Hatje Cantz in 2018. He has been a member photographer of the Paris-based Agence VU since 2017.
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- PublisherHatje Cantz
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 377574519X
- ISBN 13 9783775745192
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages112
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